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No date for hospital opening
The state government has refused to say when it will open the Mernda Community Hospital. The state budget, handed down in May, included funding to…
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Community Calendar
Walking Thomastown Take a magical night-time journey through the culture and history of Thomastown. Experience one of Whittlesea’s oldest suburbs in a new light during…
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Impound capital
Hume is the impound capital of Victoria, new police data reveals. Police impounded 528 vehicles in Hume in 2024, according to impoundment statistics. Police impounded…
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Alleged ‘foot soldiers’ charged
Five people have been charged with murder following the fatal shooting of a man in the carpark of a Craigieburn shopping centre almost two years…
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Cancer equity champion lauded
A Doreen woman who turned her battle with incurable stage 4 lung cancer into a catalyst for progress has been hailed as a cancer equity…
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Man shot in Wollert
A man has been shot in Wollert this morning. Homicide Squad Detective Inspector Dean Thomas said emergency services were called to Champions Parade just before…
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Machete bins rolled out
Four machete disposal bins will be located in Melbourne’s outer north as part of a two-month amnesty period during which people are being urged to…
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Broadmeadows teen charged
Police have charged a Broadmeadows teenager following a series of alleged incidents earlier this week. An allegedly stolen white Hyundai i30 approached a man on…
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Arrests over Craigieburn shooting
Police arrested five men on Thursday as part of their investigation into the fatal shooting of Robert Issa in a Craigieburn carpark in 2023. The…
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Victoria’s virtual women’s health clinic open
The new virtual women’s health clinic is open now for all Victorian women and girls. The new service, established by the state government, will provide…
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Help save a life
Northern Health is calling on the community to consider becoming organ and tissue donors. DonateLife Week, which is from July 27 to August 3, is…
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Views sought on master plan
New play and fitness areas, shelters and a restored wetland could be added to Doreen’s Lauries Field under a proposal by Whittlesea council. Councillors adopted…













